A section of the town of Blantyre nearest to the River Clyde, Low Blantyre lies opposite Bothwell and 2½ miles (4 km) northwest of Hamilton. It was laid out as a model village in a meander in the river to accommodate workers for a large water-powered cotton-mill established here in 1785. African explorer David Livingstone was born here in Shuttle Row in 1813, in a building now the property of the National Trust for Scotland and operated as the David Livingstone Centre which explains his life and work.
